inthepaint wrote:
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The first factor here is how willing NOP will be willing to deal him within the conference. If they are, do they charge a higher price?
Remember, Davis is making it known he basically wants to play for a contender. So any team trading for him can't look like the same kind of team he just left after they give up pieces in a trade.
And if the price is too high for the in conference teams, can any team in the East really outbid Toronto? It would be a much bigger disruption for either Boston or Philly than it would for us.
Philly would have to trade one of Simmons or Embiid. If they traded Simmons they'd be left with two bigs and no ballhandler/playmaker. If they trade Embiid, are they really any better off? Those guys are probably the top 2 bigs in the game. They would still have all the same holes they have now, basically. They need shooters and role players.
Boston would have to trade Irving to be able to do it, and NOP would not value that since he'll walk, so it would take adding much more to the deal. Would they give up Tatum? If not, does Brown interest them more than Siakam? And can they afford to take that kind of hit to their perimeter offence? If they didn't have the Irving problem, I'd put them as frontrunners, but with that in mind it becomes tricky.
Don't think the Bucks have anything of interest. Brogdon's a good young piece, but he's not nearly enough. They still don't have that much perimeter depth, so can they afford to also part ways with Middleton? Does NOP care since Middleton seems to have a player option and could walk?
I don't know how "great" Toronto's offer can be, but it could realistically be better than what any other team is willing or able to offer. One of the things about our young pieces is that they are all on rookie deals or relatively small contracts by today's standards, and we can afford to give up 2 or 3 of them and still have enough depth/talent around our core.
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